Château PAPE-CLEMENT 2020

Description

Neal Martin 95-97 points www.vinous.com
The 2020 Pape Clément, which I afforded an hour’s aeration, has a very precise bouquet of pure blackberry, cedar, mint and violet aromas, quite discreet but paradoxically intense; these aromas are very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, lithe tannins framing wonderfully pure black fruit laced with crushed stone and a judicious touch of white pepper. Seamless in texture, this is a sophisticated Pape Clément in the making, an outstanding wine that should age brilliantly in bottle.

Antonio Galloni 95-97 points www.vinous.com
The 2020 Pape Clément is so impressive. Red cherry, plum, cedar, mint, tobacco, blood orange and rose petal all build as the 2020 opens in the glass. Vibrant and beautifully delineated, the 2020 has a ton to offer. The 2020 exudes purity, energy and breathtaking balance. It is one of the finest recent vintages I can remember tasting.

Yves Beck 95-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Que de finesse, d’intensité et de profondeur dans ce bouquet. Il révèle de nombreuses facettes et brille par sa complexité. Invitants parfums de mûres, de cassis, de Moka et de bois de réglisse. En bouche le vin est à l’image du bouquet : fin, dense et subtil avec une superbe fraîcheur qui confère du tonus tandis que les tannins agissent en coulisse et assurent un avenir très prometteur. Quelle belle réussite !  2027-2047

Monica Larner 96-98 points www.robertparker.com
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 Pape Clement comes barreling out of the glass with bold notes of cassis, plum preserves and licorice, giving way to scents of cedar chest, crushed rocks, charcoal and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate is tightly coiled with beautiful tension and a firm, finely grained texture locking in the layers of black fruits and minerals, finishing with great length and energy. The blend this year is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot, aging mainly in French oak barriques, 66% new, with about 10% aging in large oak foudres. The wine will spend approximately 18 months in barrels.

Jane Anson 96 points  www.decanter.com (at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 01 May 2021)
Powerful in colour, this has the glass staining red and purple colours that Pape Clément does so well. Touches of liquorice and cocoa beans, well handled, this gives power with one hand but takes it away with the other as the austerity and fresh mint leaf comes to the fore. Impressive, a really enjoyable, classically wrought but still full of concentration Pape Clément. Savoury, there is nothing too exuberant in the fruits but it exudes deft confidence. Drinking Window 2028 – 2044

Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre, intense, pourpre et belle. Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr, frais et fumé. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, avec un beau toucher caressant, le vin glisse sur le palais et vient s’achever sèveux, long, juteux et noble dans son grain et ses arômes. Longueur normale.